Top Five Friday: Five Photos (Plus Ten Facts!) About the Ocelot
5. Ocelots are nocturnal creatures that rely on their acute eyesight and sharp hearing to pinpoint their prey at night. They spend their days sleeping in trees.
6. The Moche people of ancient Peru worshipped animals and often depicted the ocelot in their art.
7. There are currently ten recognized subspecies of ocelot in the world.
8. While the ocelot as a whole is not recognized as endangered, some of the subspecies are, in fact, endangered.